Lancea tibetica Hook. fil. & Thomson

Herbs, 3-7(-15) cm tall, glabrous except for petioles. Rhizomes to 10 cm, with a pair of membranous scales on each node. Leaves 6-10, rosulate; leaf blade obovate, obovate-ob-long, or spatulate, 2-7 cm, subleathery, base tapering, margin entire or obscurely and sparsely toothed, apex obtuse and usually apiculate. Flowers in fascicles of 3-5 or in a raceme; bracts subulate-lanceolate. Calyx ca. 1 cm, leathery; lobes subulate-triangular. Corolla dark blue to purple, 1.5-2.5 cm; tube 0.8-1.3 cm; throat yellowish and/or with purple dots; lower lip middle lobe entire; upper lip erect, deeply 2-lobed, rarely shallowly 2-parted. Stamens inserted near middle of tube; filaments glabrous. Fruit red to dark purple, ovoid, ca. 1 cm, included in persistent calyx. Seeds numerous, brownish yellow, oblong, ca. 1 mm. Fl. May-Jul, fr. Jul-Sep.

Himalaya (Kashmir to Bhutan), Tibet, W. China.

Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan [Bhutan, India, Mongolia, Sikkim].

3300-4400 m

Grassland, sparse forests, along streams; 2000-4500 m.

Flowering from May to July; fruiting from July to September.

Lancea tibetica is close relative of Lancea hirsuta, but differs from the latter in its stems and leaves (vs. hairy), calyx leathery (vs. membranous), corolla middle lobe of lower lip entire (vs. 2-lobed), stamens inserted near middle of corolla tube (vs. throat), filaments glabrous (vs. pilose).

Lancea tibetica is occurring in Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan of China, Bhutan, India, Mongolia, Sikkim.

Herbs, 3-10 cm tall, glabrous except for petioles. Rhizomes to 10 cm long, with a pair of membranous scales on each node. Leaves 6-10, rosulate; leaf blade obovate, obovate-ob-long, or spatulate, 2-8 cm long, subleathery, base tapering, margin entire or obscurely and sparsely toothed, apex obtuse and usually apiculate. Flowers in fascicles of 3-5 or in a raceme; bracts subulate-lanceolate. Calyx, leathery; lobes subulate-triangular. Corolla dark blue to purple, 1.5-2.5 cm long, tube 1-1.3 cm long; throat yellowish and/or with purple dots; lower lip middle lobe entire; upper lip erect, deeply 2-lobed. Stamens inserted near middle of tube; filaments glabrous. Fruit red to dark purple, ovoid, included in persistent calyx. Seeds numerous, brownish yellow, oblong.

Growing in grasslands, along streams; 2000-4300 m.

हामीले भुटेर खाने तिलको परिवारमा पर्ने 'लान्सिया टिवेटिका' नामक यो वनस्पति खुकुलो माटोमा फुल्ने भुईंफूल हो। आम्चीहरू यसलाई 'पा याक्सा व्रा' भन्दछन् र फोक्सो तथा मुटुको रोगमा प्रयोग गर्छन् । यिनका प्याजी वा वैजनी फूलहरू भुईं छोएरै फुल्दछन् ।

Lancea tibetica is a herbaceous plant of the Mazaceae family. Lancea tibetica is found in grasslands, sparse forests, along streams between the altitudes of 2000 and 4500 meters in the Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and Tibet Autonomous Region regions of China, Bhutan, India, Mongolia, Sikkim and Nepal.

肉果草（学名：Lancea tibetica）为玄参科肉果草属下的一个种。